U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 3, 2010
Counseling Terrorists
Barry McDonald of Pepperdine University School of Law explores how the Supreme Court has allowed humanitarian lawyers to counsel whomever they choose - except when the client is a terrorist.
The Supreme Court's recent decision barring humanitarian lawyers from counseling terrorist groups on legal means of resolving their conflicts has evoked widespread response and more than a little confusion. Major newspapers are calling on Congress to fix the Court's wrongheaded decision even though the Court was merely affirming Congress' original judgment that even "good" aid to such groups can be turned to bad ...
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